Community Practice

New state laws in Maine and Vermont that would allow doctors to limit access to their prescription records have been challenged in court by data collection companies IMS Health, Wolters Kluwer Health, and Verispan.

Evithrom is indicated to stop minor bleeding from capillaries and small veins when control of bleeding by standard surgical techniques is ineffective or impractical.

Drug Enforcement Administration revokes the registration for United Prescription Services in an effort to crack down on Internet pharmacies.

New asthma guidelines released from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.

Aloxi's new indication approval allows the antiemetic to be given from once a week to more than once weekly.

Dexrazoxane approved for a new indication.

NAPLEX exams have been halted and a judge has issued a gag order in the case pitting the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy against the University of Georgia and a pharmacy faculty member.

Most pharmacists are still not providing medication therapy management, although it is required by law under Medicare Part D.

This article deals with FMI's Supermarket Pharmacy 2007 trend survey results.

Review of new branded drugs, generics, OTCs, home health products, health and beauty aids, etc.

Pharmacists could turn out to be a key factor in the 2008 presidential election. With 10 Republicans and eight Democrats in the running at last count, health care is already emerging as a top issue.

FDA's proposal for new sunscreen regulations address UVA rays as well as other measures consumers may take to protect themselves from UVB rays.

Psoriasis is a fairly common but relatively untreated skin condition that has shown recent advances in treatment.

Medicare Part D was a remarkable development, not only for establishing a prescription drug benefit but for giving consumers more responsibility for their insurance and prescription purchase decisions.

Pharmacists do not begrudge the assistance given to the patient in need, but what happens to the community pharmacist when drugs are given away?

Technologies focus on improving automation and boost efficiency at the NACDS Technology conference.

New medication therapy management programs are expanding community practice opportunities.

A medication in a new class of drugs has received FDA approval for hypertension and we now have several promising and innovative agents in late-stage development for treatment of the condition.

Decades of campaigns against antibiotic overuse have produced only marginal reductions in use.

Patient appears asymptomatic for heart failure; has hypertension and diabetes, what is the maximum dose of Losartan?

Recent approvals have provided new options for treating kidney cancer. Updated guidelines will help utilize the new drugs.

Evidence-based guidelines and tools are available to help reduce mortality and length of stay; one major hurdle to conquering severe sepsis is having these tools readily available.

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have updated their guidelines for the drug therapy used to treat patients with Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

The 2006 U.S. incidence rate for tuberculosis is the lowest since the start of national records. But unless we are careful how we give medications out around the world, we could create caldrons of TB drug resistance a plane-ride awa

An extended-release form of Depakote does not have enteric coating, as an author from FDA claims. So charges a pharmacist who wrote to us.

Pharmacist is indicted for manslaughter after medication error that results in the death of a two-year old girl.

Back-to-school planning should include medication plan

OIG examines OptionCare's vendor rebates

A pioglitazone (Actos, Takeda) study from Cleveland Clinic shows a reduction in stroke, myocardial infarction and death

ASHP calls proposal "burdensome"